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Hopper posted:I am going to see The Mousetrap in St. Martin's theater on a Saturday. Do you guys have any tips for a pre-theatre dinner in the area? Nothing too fancy, preferably around 50 £ per person w/o drinks You’re going to be literally opposite the Ivy, which has a pre-6pm set menu. Hawksmoor Seven Dials is just around the corner, and also does one for £25-28pp.
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The Ivy looks nice and is literally.opposite like you said, thanks, I'll forward this to my friends as suggestion. Is there any new food thing I should try while in London? Not bubble waffle hype like but maybe new place with awesome street food of x variety. Leather Lane food market is on the agenda anyway, plus a trip to Greenwich market.
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Hey everyone, any recommendations for a central/West cocktail bay for a first date? I realise that Central/West and not ruinously expensive is a hard ask, but preferably somewhere at the cheaper end of the London cocktail bar scale. Thanks!
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tarbrush posted:Hey everyone, any recommendations for a central/West cocktail bay for a first date? Be At One, if you're not snobby about chains is decent and do BOGOF on the quieter nights as I recall. Arts Theatre Club is a speakeasy style place near Soho Square is nice, don't remember the pricing but not too costly.
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BizarroAzrael posted:Be At One, if you're not snobby about chains is decent and do BOGOF on the quieter nights as I recall. Arts Theatre Club is a speakeasy style place near Soho Square is nice, don't remember the pricing but not too costly. Both of those look excellent, thankyou!
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Jan 26, 2020 20:58
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Has any of you reprobates been to Wilder and if so, thoughts? It looks like an identikit modern noun/noun/noun ("egg/buckwheat/chervil") type menu place by their website
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Jan 28, 2020 16:50
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Brasserie Zedel sent round an email earlier today stating that they’re really in trouble at the moment. I hope they don’t go under, they’re so good. 
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The_Doctor posted:Brasserie Zedel sent round an email earlier today stating that they’re really in trouble at the moment. I hope they don’t go under, they’re so good. Have they done a crowdfunder of anything?
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tarbrush posted:Have they done a crowdfunder of anything? They’re asking people to buy dining/gift cards. The owner put up a video: https://vimeo.com/415676740 And this was the email text: quote:Extraordinary times can sometimes necessitate unusual actions – particularly when the situation becomes serious and unprecedented such as the situation we find ourselves in currently. I wouldn't normally talk to you by video, but if you do have a couple of minutes, please watch the above as I am able to explain quickly and in more detail why we need your help. Link to buy
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Just as a note in case anyone is reading and not sure about helping out a big group, I've done work placing interns for kitchen and waiting work and this group was really helpful giving some European kids free training in dining work. They're a good group and definitely gave actual work experience and training for them.
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Yeah, I mentioned the email to my parents, and they both love going to Zedel and are going to chip in too. Like my mum said, you're just paying for your next meal in advance.
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And to answer another potential question - gift cards at times like this really do help. I had been a bit unsure about it as it means the business has a liability to provide goods/service in the future but an economics podcast (planet money probably) did a feature about stuff like this and made a very convincing argument. It’s essentially a 0% interest loan to the business and many people never even claim their gift amount so some proportion of the liability often gets written off. Perhaps that’s obvious to other people but it helped clarify things for me!
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May 8, 2020 11:43
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Sad news The Ledbury is no more
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Jun 9, 2020 22:19
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Aww, never got to go. Hawksmoor are looking at opening one of their restaurants on July 4th as a guinea pig to see what’s going to work in the New Times.
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Remember all the soup places London used to have? Like small chain Chunk (I think?)
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Sometimes people in my office wanted to grab lunch at a local soup place. 'Nincomsoup' I think. They did serve a lot of soups. Soup is only half a lunch though imo.
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Jeza posted:Sometimes people in my office wanted to grab lunch at a local soup place. 'Nincomsoup' I think. There was one at Old St. Still is for all I know.
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therattle posted:There was one at Old St. Still is for all I know. Google says it’s still there, albeit temporarily closed.
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Just noticed a burger place near me name Bins, they seem to be expanding pretty fast? The presentation in store and on the apps seems to be very much like McDonald's, much better looking than one would expect of a small chain. The menu seems to aim for the same demos as McD's except halal, similar fries, buns etc. Seems like a decent alternative at least. Just thought it was interesting, maybe can learn more when their website is up. The chicken rosti burger is good.
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Bim's appears to just be in Ilford and Walthamstow so far, and their website has been under construction since last year. I'm not imagining a massive expansion any time soon. Do you know other branches?
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The_Doctor posted:Bim's appears to just be in Ilford and Walthamstow so far, and their website has been under construction since last year. I'm not imagining a massive expansion any time soon. Do you know other branches? I thought I saw other branches listed but maybe they were something else.
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BizarroAzrael posted:I thought I saw other branches listed but maybe they were something else. There may be! But their one source of information is down for maintenance right now. Lychee soda sounds good though. Also mojito?
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The_Doctor posted:There may be! But their one source of information is down for maintenance right now. Lychee soda sounds good though. Also mojito? I had the mojito, it could maybe be clearer but it's non-alcoholic, but you may guess from it costing the same as other softdrinks. Inferior to mojito 7up you can get in Europe (or specialist eBay sellers)
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BizarroAzrael posted:Just noticed a burger place near me name Bins, they seem to be expanding pretty fast? The presentation in store and on the apps seems to be very much like McDonald's, much better looking than one would expect of a small chain. The menu seems to aim for the same demos as McD's except halal, similar fries, buns etc. Seems like a decent alternative at least. Just thought it was interesting, maybe can learn more when their website is up. The chicken rosti burger is good. Bims is literally a halal McDonald's clone yeah. Its not bad but a bit pricy for what it is.
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Do you have Jujubee darn sarf yet? They opened up in Liverpool about a day before lockdown hapenned and as fast food places go, makes a nice change from MAccies/KFC/the usual cheap stuff.
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Spuckuk posted:Do you have Jujubee darn sarf yet? Do you mean Jollibee? The first one in the UK opened in London near Earls Court tube.
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Does anyone know of a place to get or website that delivers Entenmann's donuts? My SIL is homesick and craving american junk food and was commenting that she can't get them anywhere in the city.
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But Krispy Kreme is right there??  Real talk: not so much. About 20 years ago, they used to make Entenmann’s stuff here in the UK under license, but that died back in 2004 apparently. Anything you see now is going to be imported at high prices. The_Doctor fucked around with this message at 02:07 on Mar 12, 2021 |
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The_Doctor posted:Anything you see now is going to be imported at high prices. £60 (+shipping?)! Plus I wouldn't be surprised if corona caused shipping delays. Maybe something from https://americanfizz.co.uk/ would work?
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Nephzinho posted:Does anyone know of a place to get or website that delivers Entenmann's donuts? My SIL is homesick and craving american junk food and was commenting that she can't get them anywhere in the city. Checked eBay? I've been buying French Mojito 7up from a store on there. Edit: Can confirm they have them BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Mar 12, 2021 |
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Nephzinho posted:Does anyone know of a place to get or website that delivers Entenmann's donuts? My SIL is homesick and craving american junk food and was commenting that she can't get them anywhere in the city. Make friends with people on US military bases (well maybe not right now given 'roni). My wife is part of the British chapter (technically Greater London but its not like there's any other ones over here) of her sorority and half the members are in the US Air Force, which means events often happen on bases, which means a chance to hand some dollars to one of those air force members and go shopping on their base BX. They have All The American Things even including fresh meat which is otherwise just not going to be available over here.
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I've booked a restaurant! It's for June but oh my god it feels so good to think about being in a packed room with the sound of cutlery on plates. Edit: should probably say where, Brat. Loving Africa Chaps fucked around with this message at 21:35 on Mar 23, 2021 |
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Mar 23, 2021 21:33
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Jollibee is opening in Leicester Square!
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The_Doctor posted:Jollibee is opening in Leicester Square! Got interested in them after they were on Try Guys, seems there's one in Earl's Court, plus Liverpool and Leicester, already. Definitely going to try and find an opportunity for one of them.
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Stop your grinning, and drop your linen. POPEYES are coming to the UK!   https://twitter.com/businessinsider/status/1374149295511900163
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The_Doctor posted:Stop your grinning, and drop your linen. POPEYES are coming to the UK! I am excite. I'd prefer Chick-Fil-A but, well, there's all the homophobia which iirc got their trial attempt run out of here on a rail a year or so ago.
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feedmegin posted:I am excite. I'd prefer Chick-Fil-A but, well, there's all the homophobia which iirc got their trial attempt run out of here on a rail a year or so ago. But they're not actually any good? Popeye's has much more flavour.
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Feel like res'ing the thread for a few reasons. I know there's been plague but these US outfits are taking their sweet time launching. The new Wendie's in Stratford looks like it will be open soon, but no date anywhere it seems. Likewise of Popeye's and that announcement was March. Hard to check as there are already places called "Popeye's chicken" around, just independents probably cheekily trying to play off name recognition. But moving away from US chains I think I'm going to try to get to Jollibee soon, I just saw Food Insider's comparison of the UK and US menus, although it looks a shame we don't get the peach and mango pies. Really sold me on the chicken though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9mdVVXPHgQ And keeping an eye on Marugame opening in a couple of weeks, just saw it whilst at Liverpool Street set up for training so it looked open. They have Coke Freestyle machines, and I feel like I've yet to find London's best ramen yet. BizarroAzrael fucked around with this message at 23:25 on Jul 11, 2021 |
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Oh, Wendy’s is soon? Cool, I’ve missed my baconator. Jolibee is good, although I hope they were boarded up this evening. All the mess at Leicester Square was right outside them.
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The_Doctor posted:Oh, Wendy’s is soon? Cool, I’ve missed my baconator. Oh I didn't know Leicester Square was open, saves me going all the way to Earl's Court. Any recommendations? Tenders or fried chicken? I'm curious about the burgers, I guess that's a matter of how good the sauce is? Oh, also off the back of Food Insider I hit up Wing Stop a couple of times, think I need to try regular wings and some of the hotter coatings but Lemon Pepper boneless wings are lovely. Good Churros too but a touch pricey.
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